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Understanding normal & clinical nutrition / Sharon Rady Rolfes, Kathryn Pinna, Ellie Whitney.

By: Rolfes, Sharon Rady [author.].
Contributor(s): Pinna, Kathryn [author.] | Whitney, Eleanor Noss [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Boston, MA : Cengage, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Edition: Twelfth edition.Description: 1 volume (various pagings) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780357368107 (hardback).Other title: Understanding normal and clinical nutrition.Subject(s): Nutrition | Nutrition disorders | Diet therapy | DieteticsDDC classification: 613.2
Contents:
An overview of nutrition -- Planning a healthy diet -- Digestion, absorption, and transport -- The carbohydrates: sugars, starches, and fibers -- The lipids: triglycerides, phospholipids, and sterols -- Protein: amino acids -- Energy metabolism -- Energy balance and body composition -- Weight management: overweight, obesity, and underweight -- The water-soluble vitamins: B vitamins and Vitamin C -- The fat-soluble vitamins: A, D, E, and K -- Water and the major minerals -- The trace minerals -- Life cycle nutrition: pregnancy and lactation -- Life cycle nutrition: infancy, childhood, and adolescence -- Life cycle nutrition: adulthood and the later years -- Nutrition care and assessment -- Nutrition intervention -- Medications, diet-drug interactions, and herbal products -- Enteral nutrition support -- Parenteral nutrition support -- Metabolic and respiratory stress -- Upper gastrointestinal disorders -- Lower gastrointestinal disorders -- Liver disease and gallstones -- Diabetes mellitus -- Cardiovascular diseases -- Kidney diseases -- Cancer and HIV infection.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Notes Barcode
General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 613.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available MTU Cork Module -BIOL6025 Core reading. MTU Cork Module -BIOL7018 Core reading. 00218950
Total holds: 0

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Nourish your mind with UNDERSTANDING NORMAL AND CLINICAL NUTRITION, 12th Edition! Start by learning about normal nutrition, including the effects of food and nutrients on your mental and physical health, and then turn your focus to the clinical side of nutrition and the therapeutic care of people with health problems. Packed with practical information and resources, this text is designed to help you understand and apply nutrition concepts to your daily life as well as to clinical settings. Features in the text include real-life case studies and questions, step-by-step "How To" instruction, detailed illustrations, intriguing vignettes, a full glossary, and much more. Regardless of your background, the authors' enthusiasm, student-friendly writing, careful explanations, and concise coverage of current topics will inspire you to take a healthy look at the field of nutrition!

Includes bibliographical references and index.

An overview of nutrition -- Planning a healthy diet -- Digestion, absorption, and transport -- The carbohydrates: sugars, starches, and fibers -- The lipids: triglycerides, phospholipids, and sterols -- Protein: amino acids -- Energy metabolism -- Energy balance and body composition -- Weight management: overweight, obesity, and underweight -- The water-soluble vitamins: B vitamins and Vitamin C -- The fat-soluble vitamins: A, D, E, and K -- Water and the major minerals -- The trace minerals -- Life cycle nutrition: pregnancy and lactation -- Life cycle nutrition: infancy, childhood, and adolescence -- Life cycle nutrition: adulthood and the later years -- Nutrition care and assessment -- Nutrition intervention -- Medications, diet-drug interactions, and herbal products -- Enteral nutrition support -- Parenteral nutrition support -- Metabolic and respiratory stress -- Upper gastrointestinal disorders -- Lower gastrointestinal disorders -- Liver disease and gallstones -- Diabetes mellitus -- Cardiovascular diseases -- Kidney diseases -- Cancer and HIV infection.

MTU CORK Module BIOL 6025 - Core reading.